Mazy Dar thinks trading apps should be like mobile phone apps. “Think about what happens on phones, most users have an incredibly simple experience,” says the CEO of OpenFin which lets trading apps approach the user-friendliness of an iPhone. “Users download an app, the apps are simple and easy to use and all the apps on the […]

US-based Luminex Trading & Analytics has rolled out a new interface for its buy-side only block trading venue following an upgrade with OpenFin. Luminex said that the upgrade was carried out following consultations with clients to adopt simpler workflows and provide a more flexible user interface that allows traders to customise their workspace with various […]

The technology available on both the buy- and sell-side trader’s desktop today is staggering. But getting all these apps – EMS, OMS, messaging, news, charting, etc. – to interoperate seamlessly is no small task. Leading the charge to facilitate this interoperability and workflow simplification by developing what it calls “the Operating System for Finance” is […]

There will come a time when all software development work will be along Agile lines, not only for this industry, but for all industries. As to when we might reach that point is anyone’s guess, but it is the future—of that there is little doubt. Gone are the days when the Waterfall methodology sufficed, which, […]

Global asset manager Pimco has aggressive plans for the firm’s digital transformation in the coming years, according to firm officials. By 2023, Pimco expects to be operating on a common core platform regarding architecture, development process, build pipelines, and data models, according to Dirk Manelski, CTO at Pimco. “We have to get the data models […]

Distributing applications onto banks’ and buy-side firms’ desktops can be an incredibly painful exercise, says Mazy Dar, CEO, OpenFin, who notes that financial desktops haven’t changed much in more than 20 years. Speaking with TABB Group senior analyst Dayle Scher, Dar explains how OpenFin is working to change this paradigm, from its commitment to open […]